Dining Packages and Specials for California Restaurant Month
SACRAMENTO, CA [December 12, 2019]—In celebration of California Restaurant Month in January, the California Association of Boutique and Breakfast Inns (CABBI.com) has compiled a list of B&Bs and boutique hotels offering dining packages and dinner specials. The restaurants at many of the inns are destinations unto themselves, with award-wining chefs crafting exemplary farm-to-table cuisine that draw upon California’s bounty of local farms, fisherman, ranchers, and winemakers.
For just $40 per person, Murieta Inn & Spa’s Gate Restaurant is offering a special three-course, prix fixe dinner with local Amador County wine pairings through the month of January (holidays excluded). The first course includes a choice of smoked carrot bisque with wasabi honey or a baby kale and pistachio Caesar in a parmesan nest paired with a sparkling rosé. The second course is crisp duck confit served over pickled ginger fried rice with tempura duck gizzards or parsnip gnocchi with fried Brussels sprouts, roasted wild mushrooms, and cambozola crème paired with a pinot grigio. The final course is a lemon ginger mousse or flourless chocolate torte paired with a 2017 Sobon Estate Barbera. For reservations, call The Gate at 916-354-3900.
Tradewinds Carmel is celebrating the first annual Carmel Culinary Week (January 19-26, 2019) with food-themed discounts and decadent dining packages. The inn is offering a special gift basket and a 10% discount for guests to take advantage of local restaurants’ special menus, offerings, and classes during the event. In addition, the inn is offering a midweek winter dining package starting at $285 per night. The package includes a one-night stay in a luxurious king or queen/queen room, a $75 dining certificate to Grasings restaurant, and a box of gourmet chocolates. This special is subject to availability, and additional restrictions may apply. Call for details or to reserve at 831-624-2776.
With the Ballard Inn’s Dinner Package, guests can book a stay in one of the beautifully-appointed classic king rooms and receive a $100 dinner voucher for the inn’s on-site restaurant, The Gathering Table. The acclaimed four-diamond restaurant is a cozy, convivial atmosphere featuring a long, communal farmhouse table and rustic, intimate wooden booths. Known for his French-Asian cuisine, Chef Budi Kazali refined his culinary skills at high-profile restaurants in San Francisco and Boston before returning to Santa Barbara County to showcase his skillful blending of Asian flavors with classic French-style dishes. The package rate is $345 and is valid Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday only. Call 805-688-7770 to reserve.
In Solvang, Mirabelle Inn is offering a midweek Dine & Stay Package, which includes a complimentary four-course dinner for two at its Michelin Plate recognized restaurant, First & Oak. Executive Chef J.J. Guerrero and Sommelier Jonathan Rosenson have teamed up to create a restaurant dedicated to flavor and quality, with seasonal menus featuring small plates and an opportunity to create personalized tasting menus of three, four, or five courses. The package is available Sunday and Thursday nights only. Rates begin at $350 for one night or $550 for two nights. Guests can book online at www.mirabelleinn.com, using discount code 2019DS1 for a one-night stay and code 2019DS2 for two nights.
Take a horse-drawn carriage ride through Old Town Eureka and enjoy dinner for two at the acclaimed Restaurant 301 with the Carter House Inns’ Dinner and a Carriage Ride package. In addition to dinner and the carriage ride, the package includes a stay in one of the Carter House Inns’ “Really Nice” rooms, evening wine and hors d'oeuvres, cookies and tea before bedtime, and a two-course breakfast. Considered a destination restaurant by many, Carter House Inns’ Restaurant 301 showcases produce from the inn’s own gardens and regional, seasonal delicacies like Humboldt Bay’s Kumamoto oysters and fresh salmon from the Pacific. The package rate is $400. Book online at www.carterhouse.com or call 800-404-1390.
L’Auberge Carmel invites guests to partake in its Carmel Culinary Package, the ultimate dining and hotel experience for the food and wine enthusiast. This luxurious stay includes a one-night stay in a thoughtfully appointed guest room, dinner with wine pairings at L’Auberge’s Michelin-starred restaurant Aubergine, and the restaurant’s signature breakfast for two. Also included is a signed, personalized menu from Executive Chef-Director Justin Cogley, who was named a Grand Chef and Food & Wine Magazine’s Best New Chef in 2013. Rates begin at $1,114. Visit www.laubergecarmel.com for more information and to book, using the code “culinary” on the reservation form.
For more information about these and other specials at California bed and breakfast inns, visit www.cabbi.com/specials/.
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